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Griffiss utility launches plant retrofit project
ROME — A $20 million project to retrofit Griffiss Utility Services Corporation’s (GUSC) steam plant to burn wood chips in addition to its current natural gas and oil options should result in big savings for the utility provider and the Griffiss Business and Technology Park tenants it services, the utility says. GUSC Energy, Inc., a […]
Wireless Grids in talks with new potential clients
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse University (SU) technology spinoff is aiming to land contracts in a number of new markets in the coming months. Wireless Grids
HERKIMER — Annese & Associates, Inc. has been expanding into New England in recent years and company leaders are making plans to open an office there. The firm began its expansion into New England by pursuing work in Vermont in 2010, Annese President and CEO Ray Apy says. The company has an office in the
SYRACUSE — The CASE Center at Syracuse University and the Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) are planning a new conference for this fall that organizers hope will spark more innovation among attendees. NEXT will take place Nov. 8 at the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool. Organizers are expecting 300 to 400 people will attend. The
Conference aids educators in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — A conference that took place in July at Syracuse University could become an annual event focused on helping teachers train students in the STEM disciplines. Those disciplines — science, technology, engineering, and math — are critical to the nation’s future, says Margaret Ashida, director of the Empire State STEM Learning Network and co-chair
ESF wins grant for technology project
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry will use a grant to launch a program to help
PSC creates fund supporting rural local telephone service
The New York State Public Service Commission moved today to set up a State Universal Service Fund (SUSF) that will provide four years of funding
ConMed to acquire Viking Systems
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today it will acquire Westborough, Mass.–based Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: VKNG) in a $22.5 million deal. Viking develops
DeWITT — Inficon (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) earned $9.1 million in the second quarter, down from $10.7 million a year earlier. Earnings per share for
Pinckney Hugo marks 10 years of double-digit growth
How does a company get listed on the Inc. 5000 list six years in a row? For the Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm Pinckney Hugo Group (PHG), LLC, the answer is to post average annual, compounded revenue growth of 25 percent to 30 percent. “Capitalized billings are now $38 million with gross revenues running at $15 million
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